Today is April 6 historical and important events happened for our country, but also for the world.
So let’s go back to the page of Time’s calendar to see what happened like today…
1941
Nazi Germany attacks Greece and the Battle of Rupel’s Forts follows. On the same day, the Luftwaffe bombed the port of Piraeus, sinking 73 ships and 25 fishing boats.
1957
Olympic Aviation is founded by Aristotle Onassis, who bought the state-owned TAE.
1960
A real conflict occurs in the Parliament, during the discussion of the motion of no confidence of the EDA once morest the government of Constantinos Karamanlis. Government MPs of the ERE call their colleagues from the communist-born EDA “Bulgarians” and they retaliate by calling them “terrorists”. The most hot-blooded of the parliamentarians of the two factions are entangled and the assistance of the Gendarmerie is needed to enforce order.
1974
The 19th Eurovision Song Contest is being held in Great Britain. The winner on behalf of Sweden is the ABBA group with the composition “Waterloo”. Our country also participates in the competition for the first time, with the song by Giorgos Katsaros / Pythagoras “Wine, sea and my boy”, which, performed by Marinella, takes 11th place.
1980
A piece of self-adhesive yellow paper, the Post-It, is released for the first time.
1994
The genocide begins in Rwanda, from the dominant Hutu tribe once morest the minority Tutsi tribe that controls the country. Final tally: 937,000 dead.
Source: sansimera.gr
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